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Outbreak Preparedness & Response
Surveillance, rapid response and public alerts for cholera/AWD, measles, diphtheria and Ebola readiness. A public Ebola alert was issued on 20 May 2026 following WHO-reported outbreaks abroad; no cases were recorded in Puntland or Somalia.
Surveillance, rapid response and public alerts for cholera/AWD, measles, diphtheria and Ebola readiness. A public Ebola alert was issued on 20 May 2026 following WHO-reported outbreaks abroad; no cases were recorded in Puntland or Somalia.
Projects under this programme
Diphtheria outbreak response 2025
35 outreach and mobile teams deployed in Galkacyo, Jariban, Goldogob and Qardho reached 48,116 people, including 13,590 children under five, in response to the 2025 diphtheria outbreak (482 cases and 27 deaths reported by epi-week 27).
Save the Children, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
AWD / cholera response — Bosaso and Qardho
Integrated WASH and health response to the 2024 acute watery diarrhoea / cholera outbreak, including equipped treatment sites at Bosaso General Hospital.
Save the Children